Module 5: Abdominal Injuries
Segment 2: The Bariatric Trauma Patient
Websites
Adult Obesity Facts
CDC website with information on adult obesity with links to related topics. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA))
Obesity and Overweight Statistics
A website with links to statistical reports on obesity in age groups. (National Center for Health Statistics)
Guidelines
Management of Adult Overweight and Obesity
A 2025 clinical practice guideline for the management of patients with obesity. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs & Department of Defense)
Bariatric Trauma Patient Management Guidelines
Clinical practice guideline for management of the bariatric trauma patient. (Midlands Critical Care & Trauma Networks (UK))
Videos
EZ-IO for the Difficult Vascular Access (DVA) Patient
A short video about EZ-IO™ access in patients with difficult vascular access. There are links to other instructional videos. (teleflex.com)
Calculators
Adult BMI Calculator
A CDC site that allows you to enter height and weight to calculate BMI and the healthy weight BMI ranges. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA))
WHO Mortality Database
A searchable database for global mortality statistics. (World Health Organization)
Injuries and violence
The incidence and impact of intentional and unintentional injuries across the age spectrum. (World Health Organization)
Provincial Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Report Card
Links to a variety of statistics related to the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Canadian Provinces. (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation)